Richard Stearns

Richard Stearns

Broker Associate | DRE 01118915 | Stearns + Associates | Member - Compass Sports & Entertainment Division

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About Richard
Richard Stearns is the Founder of Partners Trust, a Los Angeles-based real estate brokerage that became the foundation of Compass on the west side of Los Angeles. Partners Trust grossed more than $10 billion in sales since its 2009 inception. Considered one of the leading real estate agents on L.A.'s west side, Stearns is consistently recognized as a top producer by The Wall Street Journal, and named to both Variety Magazine's Los Angeles Real Estate Elite and Hollywood Reporter's Top 25 Real Estate Agents. With career sales that exceed $1.5 billion, Stearns possesses an impressive understanding of the Los Angeles real estate market and emphasizes the importance of clear and timely communication among agents and with his clientele. In addition to running his team, Richard is a proud active member of Compass Sports & Entertainment Division, with over 170 members across 75+ markets.

Along with three fellow founding partners, Stearns established Partners Trust, in 2009 with the ambition to create a real estate culture that required and went beyond associates playing at the highest professional and ethical level. He constantly strives to distinguish Partners Trust, now , as an agency whose associates empower one another to thrive and develop enduring, reliable bonds with their clients. Having imbued Partners Trust, now , with far more than what is expected of a typical brokerage, Stearns has fostered a camaraderie of esteemed associates who offer unparalleled real estate services based on a foundation of trust. With a strong affinity to and knowledge of the Westside market, from Beverly Hills to the coastline, Stearns has become renowned among Los Angeles broker associates.

Richard Stearns' forte combines his astute knowledge of the Los Angeles real estate market and his appreciation and respect for each client. Distinguished for his insightful and accurate handle of inventory, values, and trends of the various micro-markets on the Westside, Stearns is reputed for his off-market intelligence and acumen for pricing.

Having grown up in Binghamton, New York, attending Cornell University in Ithaca, and living in , Richard Stearns has the ideal can-do east coast mentality. He has forged roots and made his mark in Los Angeles, where he moved in 1984. He was recruited to work in marketing at Mattel Toys, but left Corporate America to pursue his entrepreneurial passion and his career in real estate.

When not representing his clients in the buying or selling of real estate, Richard Stearns serves as the head of scholarship and fund raising for Cornell University's Los Angeles board of directors and sits on the University Council in Ithaca. He and his wife are deeply committed to the Alzheimers Disease community and sit on numerous local and national boards, taking them around the country to battle this disease. He spends time volunteering at the UCLA Blood Center and he plays and works out at the Jonathan Club. When not leading his peers in the industry, Stearns can be found searching for hidden mountain bike trails throughout the Santa Monica mountains.

Richard Stearns’ Listings

$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
$3,995,000 | 3124 Belden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068
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Listed By CompassOpen: 3/15 01:00PM - 04:00PM

$3,995,000

4
Bedrooms
2,929
Square Feet
0.28
Acres
a kitchen with a stove a sink and a wooden cabinets
a kitchen with a stove and a sink
a bedroom with a table and chairs
a living room with furniture and a wooden floor
a living room with furniture and a large window
a living room with furniture a fireplace and a large window
a living room with furniture and a lamp
a view of a patio
a view of a workspace with furniture
a view of entryway and hall with wooden floor
a bedroom with a large bed and a balcony
a bedroom with a bed and a night stand
a bathroom with a sink and a mirror
a bathroom with a glass shower door and a mirror
a view of water heater room
a view of walk in closet with empty racks
a bedroom with furniture and a window
a bathroom with a sink and mirror
a bathroom with a sink and a mirror
a view of water heater room
a bedroom with a bed and a mirror
a bathroom with a granite countertop sink a mirror and shower
a view of a balcony with an outdoor space
a view of entryway
a view of a livingroom with wooden floor and a ceiling fan
a view of a patio with table and chairs potted plants and large tree
a view of entryway with a front door
a view of a pathway both side of the house
a view of a livingroom with furniture
$2,550,000 | 831 14th Street, Unit 3, Santa Monica, CA 90403
$2,550,000 | 831 14th Street, Unit 3, Santa Monica, CA 90403
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Listed By CompassActive Under Contract

$2,550,000

3
Bedrooms
2,084
Square Feet
a view of a white house with a yard
a living room with furniture and a flat screen tv
a living room with furniture and wooden floor
a view of a dining room with furniture and wooden floor
a kitchen with stainless steel appliances a stove a sink a refrigerator cabinets and a window
a living room with furniture and a window
a view of livingroom with furniture and window
a bathroom with a shower and a sink
a hallway with painting on the wall and a window
a bedroom with a bed table and chair
a bathroom with a toilet a sink and a mirror
a living room with furniture and a flat screen tv
a living room with furniture and wooden floor
a view of a hallway with workspace and a window
a living room with furniture and a flat screen tv
a bedroom with a bed and a window
a view of a balcony with wooden floor
a bathroom with a sink and a mirror
a bathroom with a bathtub and shower
a view of a walk in closet
a view of a back yard of the house
a view of a back yard of the house
$1,500,000 | 9806 Hannum Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90034
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Listed By CompassActive Under Contract

$1,500,000

4
Bedrooms
1,781
Square Feet
0.07
Acres

Richard Stearns’ Transactions

Past Sales
a view of outdoor space and yard

$22,000,000

7
Bedrooms
0.64
Acres
$21,500,000 | 21900 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90265

$21,500,000

5
Bedrooms
2,855
Square Feet
0.41
Acres
a view of swimming pool from a balcony

$21,000,000

8
Bedrooms
13,777
Square Feet
0.93
Acres
a view of a swimming pool with an outdoor space and seating area

$17,730,000

6
Bedrooms
0.76
Acres
$13,776,750 | 345 North Rockingham Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90049

$13,776,750

6
Bedrooms
7,552
Square Feet
1.26
Acres
a view of a garden with houses

$13,250,000

6
Bedrooms
7,137
Square Feet
0.75
Acres
a front view of a house with a garden

$12,833,432

5
Bedrooms
4,815
Square Feet
0.71
Acres
a view of a house with swimming pool lawn chairs and a yard

$12,817,500

5
Bedrooms
6,722
Square Feet
0.65
Acres
front view of a house with a yard

$10,170,000

4
Bedrooms
5,357
Square Feet
0.77
Acres
a front view of a house with a garden

$8,450,000

5
Bedrooms
0.25
Acres
a front view of a house with garden

$8,250,000

4
Bedrooms
2,763
Square Feet
0.88
Acres
a front view of house with yard and trees around

$7,750,000

6
Bedrooms
7,581
Square Feet
0.21
Acres
a view of multiple houses with a street

$7,600,000

6
Bedrooms
8,300
Square Feet
6.00
Acres
a front view of building with yard

$7,600,000

6
Bedrooms
7.5
Bathrooms
8,500
Square Feet
1.57
Acres
front view of a house with a yard

$7,570,000

5
Bedrooms
5,668
Square Feet
0.93
Acres
a front view of house with yard and green space

$7,440,000

6
Bedrooms
6,602
Square Feet
1.21
Acres
a front view of a house with a garden

$7,250,000

4
Bedrooms
2,624
Square Feet
0.53
Acres

$7,250,000

5
Bedrooms
4,978
Square Feet
0.21
Acres
Past Rentals
a view of a house with sitting area and garden

$100,000

5
Bedrooms
13,957
Square Feet
0.43
Acres
a front view of a multi story residential apartment building with yard and green space

$60,000

6
Bedrooms
8,700
Square Feet
0.34
Acres
a front view of a house with a yard and garage

$38,000

6
Bedrooms
5,823
Square Feet
0.33
Acres
a view of a house with a yard

$35,000

6
Bedrooms
7,543
Square Feet
0.50
Acres
$22,000 | 717 21st Place, Santa Monica, CA 90402

$22,000

5
Bedrooms
0.17
Acres
a view of a house with swimming pool and sitting area

$22,000

5
Bedrooms
0.17
Acres
a front view of a house with a yard and garage

$19,500

5
Bedrooms
4,260
Square Feet
a view of swimming pool in a backyard

$19,000

4
Bedrooms
3,120
Square Feet
0.17
Acres
$17,000 | 738 San Lorenzo Street, Santa Monica, CA 90402

$17,000

4
Bedrooms
3,300
Square Feet
0.15
Acres
$17,000 | 6546 Colgate Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90048

$17,000

4
Bedrooms
3,420
Square Feet
0.14
Acres
a front view of a house with a garden

$17,000

5
Bedrooms
3,453
Square Feet
0.12
Acres
front view of a house with a yard

$16,200

4
Bedrooms
3,992
Square Feet
0.36
Acres
$15,750 | 13001 Rose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90066

$15,750

5
Bedrooms
2,581
Square Feet
0.18
Acres
a view of a porch with plants and potted plants

$14,000

4
Bedrooms
2,136
Square Feet
0.22
Acres
a front view of a house with a garden

$14,000

4
Bedrooms
3,008
Square Feet
0.33
Acres
$14,000 | 951 Ocean Avenue, Unit 302, Santa Monica, CA 90403

$14,000

2
Bedrooms
3,192
Square Feet
0.86
Acres
$13,000 | 1829 Coldwater Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

$13,000

4
Bedrooms
3,008
Square Feet
0.33
Acres
a front view of house with yard and green space

$13,000

4
Bedrooms
1,985
Square Feet
0.17
Acres